No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries December 2013

Fiasco55

Another couple of Ins for me.

D & G The One 50mls and 100mls body lotion
Richard Wood hair body lotion 100mls

Also a late gift

Armani Code 50mls with body lotion and shower gel.

VALM

KT2802 wrote: »

Just been catching up with the thread. I always find it interesting when someone posts on here about the concept of the thread and what people deem to be necessary/unnecessary. I personally, like many other people (I think) see this thread as somewhere where I can chat with other lovely like minded people and try to reduce my spends on toiletries and use things up. For me, this doesn't always mean not buying unnecessary things but rather trying to reduce buying unnecessary things or getting them at a better price.

I too enjoy reading this thread for the chat and recommendations. I've found some lovely products from recommendations on here and this in itself has stopped me wasting money on hyped products. For me unnecessary is something that I would never use, In my case my failing was QVC. I was easily tempted into buying kit upon kit of beauty products because it had phenomenal ml for ml value! Not much value if it's going to sit in a drawer forever is it?

sunshineyday wrote: »

Afternoon ladies, hope you all had a good Christmas,

I'm just popping in to declare some uu's before month's end

Uu elemis cleansing balm, part of a recent tsv, this was gorgeous and I wba at some point

I also have a lot of in's to declare too

L'occitane almond shower gel
Elemis milk bath
Elemis body scrub
Elemis frangipani shower gel x2
Elemis frangipani oil
Elemis tri-enzyme cleanser
Elemis quiet mind temple balm
Elemis quiet mind bath
About 8 more elemis minis that I can't remember off hand
Boots cocoa butter shower gel
Boots cocoa butter scrub
Boots cocoa butter body butter
Boss nuit perfume & shower gel gift set

Nails are currently painted sensationail sugar plum from the sensationail gel set that my lovely OH gave me for my birthday on Monday.

I think that's all the in's and out's this month! I've been doing this challenge for 3 1/2 yrs now and sometimes I think I'm getting worse not better

Happy pampering xo

How long did the cleansing balm last you for? I opened a 30ml tub on Christmas day and seem to have made a sizeable dent in it. Not sure if I'm applying too much.

Nice haul you have there too. Surely, you're not getting worse if you are stocking up on products at the beginning of the year?

VALM

Clutterfree wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up re the Philosophy set. I shall give it a miss at that price as I have shower gel and lotion in stock. If it had been half price I think I'd have caved though...

I know I'm the same. I was really kicking myself for missing the set from Debenhams however today I have put my Christmas presents away and actually got around to making a list. I really do not need anymore shower gels/body lotions. Will post list later when I have caught up with thread.

Clutterfree wrote: »

It also interests me to see others likes and dislikes and their Holy Grail products.
With that in mind, I was thinking of starting a little spin off thread where we could all list our favourite products for 2013. Eg, fave cleanser, fave toner, fave shampoo etc. Then all the HGs would be in one place and then end of next year we do the same to see if they are the same or we've found better products.

It may have already been done before, I don't know if there's a thread like that.
What does everyone think? I don't want to start it if nobody is interested. Be honest. It wouldn't be an ongoing thread like this, just an annual one.

It just interests me so thought it might interest others.

This is a great idea. We have done this before in the past but making this discussion into a new thread would be ideal as the discussion ends up getting lost within this thread IYKWIM. Please post a link when you have set it up.

maddiemay wrote: »

ValM - the basin in my bathroom keeps getting clogged up, it is a devil to get at, so far I get by using washing soda and boiling water every couple of weeks, and if I forget I pick up of bottle of some noxious stuff from Aldi or the like, I blame my cream and balm cleansers as I have only recently started using bar soaps again.

Oh dear and there was I defending my cleansers to MrM. Thanks for the tip re: washing soda.

VALM

cakeadoodle wrote: »

Ta da! Finally got there. I do love a list but this was a real chore! 362 products total in the final count, some of which I've managed to ditch (mostly nail polish) as they were past their best, so I have 338 to work my way through. Have multicoloured nails from checking whether nail polishes were worth keeping or not. That will be fun when I pop to Tesco shortly

Things I'm not counting: Soaps - I don't have too many of these and keep them in a little jar on the bathroom counter so they generally get used up. Shampoo, conditioner and deodorant - I go through these regularly enough that there isn't really a stash, just what I currently use. Although I have included some shampoo and conditioner miniatures on the list to remind me to take them to the gym to use up. I've had some of them for donkeys years. Finally, perfumes - I only really ever have 2 or 3 bottles on the go and tend to use up any samples or freebies as soon as I get them. Learned my lesson there after realising that very expensive perfumes had gone bad whilst I used up cheapies for normal wear. I do it the opposite way around now and never let a nice perfume stay in the drawer unused.

My plan of action is (based on advice from the thread) to tackle the single use products first (e.g. skincare samples and bath bombs) then the stuff that's almost used, half used etc. before I open anything new. I'm going to take the smallest bottles of shampoo and conditioner to the gym and all of the small body lotions, as I'm more likely to take the time to use them up after I come out of the shower there.

I feel a bit sad that some of the more expensive bits I've treated myself to over the years were set aside, whilst I've tried to use up boring bits. Many have languished in the stash and aren't as nice/smelly as they were. Also realised that quite a lot of the stuff I struggle to use up is gifted (lots of new sanctuary and soap and glory this christmas) so perhaps I'll need to be a bit more vocal about products I enjoy using Not that these things aren't nice but I'm sure it's hard for anyone to use 2 kilos of the same body cream without getting sick of it!

Hoping for lots of UU's to report soon


Start 28/12/13 362 products
Current 338 products

Body Lotions (Start =53 Current = 51 Reasonable = 2)

Well done cakedoodle on making your list and starting a plan. I've been following this challenge for a few years and have never plucked up the courage to actually make a full list (because it always seemed so daunting) until today. Your comment above made me smile re: reasonable number. Out of all the products in my list there are only a few items that I own one of and not many more than I own one of and have one in reserve. I do like to get stocked up from Christmas/sales so it's inevitable that I have a stash again but this in itself helps me to control my spending.

kadison wrote: »

OK updates, mostly INs :rotfl: and LOTS more to come as my online orders arrive, I'm currently at 440 items, it will easily reach 500 by the time they're all here, oh well, I'll be stocked up for a long while so never mind!

INs
Very happy! I went to Debenhams (no luck in Boots) and got my Lancome set of La Vie Est Belle for £28 and Giorgio Armani Si for £42. I thought the Si was a 30ml set but got home and realised it was 50ml :D:D, the 50ml perfume alone is worth £62.50, hugely thrilled with that unexpected bargain!

Also, in Boots I picked up a Sanctuary set I hadn't seen online, it had only things I'll definitely use in it and full size as well! I had resisted the Ultimate Pamper Box because it had things in it I had no use for.

This is the set I got....

http://www.sanctuary.com/en-gb/absolute-body-beautiful/

Very good for £10, I know the butter is about £9 on its own so very happy with that price, a perfect set for me so I got 2

No I haven't got tickets, I'm meant to be going with a friend but nothing doing as yet. I'm going more for her tbh, I wouldn't be massively gutted if I didn't go, much as I like Gary, I prefer Take That in concert (without Robbie TYVM!) to Gary on his own

I love it when you get a real bargain like your perfume gift set and it's great thatyou will get use out of all the items inside them. I was really tempted to buy the Liz Earle stocking that's on sale because the stocking is so lovely but I much prefer to get full sized products to use rather than smaller sized ones. I suppose I could have got one and put it away for a gift for next Christmas but we all know how that goes.

Am now going to start chanting "Leave Robbie alone, leave Robbie alone". x

VALM

So here goes, ladies. My list:-

Skincare
Cleansers:(Full Sizes:)Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish 100g x 3;
Elemis Pro Collagen Cleansing Balm x 30ml x 3
(Travel Sizes:) Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish 30ml x 3; Burts Bees 20g
(Sachet:) L’occitane Ultra Cleansing Cream

Toner-
Liz Earle IBST 200ml x 3

Moisturisers:Day Cream:Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream 30ml x 4
Night Cream:(Full Sizes:) Johnsons 50ml;
Liz Earle Skin Repair 50ml x 2
(Travel Sizes:) Elemis Pro Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream 15ml
(Sachets:) L’occitane Hydration cream x 2; L’occitane Devine cream x 3; L’occitane Precious Night Cream x 2

Exfoliator:-
Elemis Gentle Rose Exfoliator 50 ml x 2

Eye Cream-(Travel Sizes:) Origins Plantscription 5ml;
Origins Starting Over 5ml; No 7 Perfect & Protect for Men 3ml

Misc: (Travel Sizes:) Elemis Pro Radiance Flash Balm 15ml x 3

Skincare In Use:-
Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish 30ml
Elemis Pro Collagen Cleansing Balm x 30ml
Skin Therapy eye make up remover 150ml
TBS Seaweed Toner
Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream 30ml
Organic Surge 50ml
Elemis Gentle Rose Exfoliator 50 ml
Elemis Pro Collagen Eye Renewal 15ml
Elemis Pro Radiance Flash Balm 15ml

Hands, Nails and Lips:
Handcream/Lotion:
(Travel Sizes:) L’occitane Shea butter hand cream Original 30ml
L’occitane Shea butter hand cream Jasmine 30ml

Nails (Cuticle care, Nail Products (not including Nail Polish)):-
(Full Sizes:) OPI Avoplex Oil to Go 25ml x 2
(Travel Sizes:) Burts Bees Hand Salve

Lips: Vaseline lip therapy tin 20g Original x 2
Vaseline lip therapy tin 20g Aloe x 2
Vaseline lip therapy tin 20g Rose & Almond

Hands, Nails and Lips In Use:-
Molten Brown White Mulberry and Thyme hand lotion 300ml (home)
Elemis Nourishing milk hand lotion 300ml (work)
L’occitane Verbena hand cream 15ml (handbag)
Liz Earle Superbalm 5g
Burts Bees lip balm 20g
Cutex Nail Polish Remover
OPI Nail Polish Thinner
OPI Nail Envy x 2
Essie Good to Go Top Coat

Haircare: Shampoo: Pantenne 250ml
Conditioner: Aussie Shine 250ml
(Travel Sizes:) Dove 50ml; Mark Hill Straigthening Conditioner 75ml
(Sachet) Tresemme Reconstructing Conditioner

Leave in Conditioner:
(Sachet:) Tresemme Reconstructing Leave in Treatment

Styling Products
Mark Hill Styling Spray 50ml
KMS California 50ml Styling Cream
Mark Hill Styling Cream x 50ml

Haircare In Use:-
Aussie Shine Shampoo 300ml
Aussie Shine Conditions 250ml
VO5 Conditioner 500ml
Clynol 250ml
Philip Kinglsey Elasticiser 40ml
Avon Argan Oil 30mls
Mark Hill Styling Spray 50ml
Elnett Heat Protection Spray x 2
Mark Hill Styling Cream x 150ml
Clynol Heat Protection Spray 300ml

Bodycare: Shower Gels/Soap:-
(Full Sizes:)
Elemis Frangipani shower cream 200ml x 4
Grace Cole Boutique Nectarine and pear 500ml
Gok Wan Rose Oil body wash 200ml
L’occitane Cherry Blossom shower gel 200ml
Elemis Skin Nourishing shower cream 300ml x 2
Yorkshire Soap Company minty soap
Lush Noriko Soap
Lush Ponche shower gel 100g
L’occitane Amber & Santal shower gel 175ml
Travel Sizes:-
Elemis Skin Nourishing shower cream 50ml
L’occitane shea shower cream 35ml
L’occitane verbena shower gel 75ml
Marc Jacobs Honey shower gel 75ml
Yorkshire Soap Company bath truffle

Bathing Products: Bath Milk/Bubble Bath:-
(Full Sizes:)
Elemis Jasmine and Rose Milk bath 290ml x 4
(Travel Sizes)
Elemis Quiet Mind Bath Elixir 50ml x 2
Elemis Nourishing Milk Bath 125ml

Ballistics/Bath Bombs/Bath Truffles:-
Lush Cinders Bath Bomb
Lush Bombardino Bath Bomb
Lush Shoot for the Stars Ballistic
Lush Snowman Bath Bomb
Lush Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar
Lush The Melting Snowman Bath Melt
Lush Snowman Bath Bomb
Yorkshire Soap Company bath truffle

Body Scrub: Lush Porridge soap

Handwash:
L’occitane 300ml Cherry Blossom
L’occitane 500ml Verbena refill

Body Lotions/Butters/Oils:-
(Full Sizes:) TBS 200ml Raspberry body butter
TBS 200ml Cherry Blossom body butter
L’occitane Amber & Santal body lotion 175ml
(Travel Sizes:) Burts Bees Milk & Honey lotion 25g
Elemis Frangipani Monoi Oil 35ml x 6
Elemis Evening Bloom oil 50ml x 2
L’occitane Verbena body lotion 75ml
Marc Jacobs Honey body lotion 75ml
(Sachets:) L’occitane Rose 4 Reines body milk
L’occitane Ultra Rich Cream
L’occitane Milk Concentrate

Specific creams: (Travel Sizes:) Elemis Neck and Bust cream 15ml
Burts Bees Foot cream 20g

Bodycare Items in Use:-
Elemis Neck and Bust cream 15ml
L’occitane Foot Cream 150ml
L’occitane 300ml Citrus Verbena hand wash (kitchen)
L’occitane 500ml Verbena hand wash (bathroom)
Liz Earle 200ml Orange Flower hand wash (work)
L’occitane Verbena body scrub 200ml
Bath & Body Works White Citrus shower gel 295ml
L’occitane Accacia soap 50g
Elemis Skin Nourishing shower cream 300ml
Philosophy Pumpkin Pie shower cream 480ml
Elemis Frangipani Monoi Oil 35ml
TBS 200ml Almond body butter

This list comes to 150 products. It includes items that are on order but not arrived yet. I don't count sanitary products, deodorant or toothpaste within my stash as I don't stockpile these items. I also don't count make up or nail polish.

his_missus

Hi all,

Just done my count up ready for 2014. I have:
5 face creams + 1 night cream
5 shower gels
1 body scrub
2.5 packs of face wipes
1 facial cleanser
4 foot creams
11 body lotions
3 hand creams
3 eye cream s
3 shampoos
3 bubble baths
0.5 conditioner
hardly any hairspray!

I've not included the travel sizes I have as I just refill them for holidays and nights away.

42 items in all. Not bad considering I started the challenge with 69 items. Should only need to buy hairspray and conditioner anytime soon.

VickyA_2

Afternoon everyone!

Like others on here, I am enjoying the chat and seeing what products are recommended etc. As I've only just started my journey with using up my stash, I'm nowhere near being able to take people up on their recommendations. One day, one day.

I'm currently trying to work my way through most of the travel sizes I've stacked up over the past few years. I thought that I would keep a small stock for guests, but our visitors are few and far between as most of my friends have more than 1 child and our house is not big enough for hosting a whole family. So, it falls to me to try to use up all the products!

I started a new body lotion this morning, but I've evidently had it for too long as there was a really musty smell. I'm having to declare my first TA, which is: Scottish Fine Soaps Celestial Body Lotion 50ml. In its defence, the matching shower gel is lovely.

I also have a genuine UU: White Company Conditioner 30ml. Not my favourite, but fine for travel. WNBA but I do have a couple of other ones left....

emsjune78

Hi Ladies,

The first part of my Christmas confessional - the sales haul:

From my rounds in three branches of Boots on Boxing Day:

S&G Facetime set:
Off Your Face wapes
Smooth Operator Lip Butter Balm 8g
Puffy Eye Attack Hydragel 14ml
The Feel Good Factor BB Cream 50ml

Boots Extracts Body Butter Collection:
Cranberry, Coconut, Mango and Cocoa Butter body butters x 50ml

Boots Extracts Body Wash Collection:
As above but x 75ml

No. 7 The Skincare Collection:
Beautiful Skin Hot Cloth Cleanser 50ml
Beautiful Skin Eye Makeup Remover 30ml
Protect & Perfect Day Cream 25ml
Protect & Perfect Night Cream 25ml

Was particularly please with the S&G set as they only had it in the last store I went to and it was the only one - my love affair with S&G body/bath products may be long cold but the skincare/makeup is still exciting to me!

Lush online order placed last night:

Bombardino bath bomb
Cinders bath bomb
Snow Fairy Cone:
Snow Fairy Shower Gel 100g
Shimmy Shimmy massage bar
Angel's Delight soap 70g
Party Time Goodies:
Green Fun 100g
Happy Hippy Shower Gel 100g
Snow Globe soap 120g

I don't often buy from Lush but I do usually get gifted some at Christmas, didn't get any this year and I do like the novelty value of their stuff so thought it was a good time to indulge while the sale was on.

In my defence, the Christmas sales (as can't call them January anymore) is the one time I do have a bit of a blowout, I love it! I spend my Christmas money this way as generally find the clothes sales a massive jumble sale I can't be bothered rooting through - plus there's no worry about finding your size with toiletries! :rotfl:

I'm off to see what the damage is gift wise, I've a rough idea and there's plenty of S&G but no Righteous Butter thank goodness!! I know I'm going to be so much better at moisturising now I've products I really like :A

Must admit I'm not sorry to see the bathroom shelves and baskets looking fuller - must incorporate some good storage into design for new bathroom!!

Clutterfree

Hi Ladies, I have started the beauty favourites thread here:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/64199895#Comment_64199895
Please let me know if I need to change/add/delete anything.
Thanks.

Clutterfree

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